May The Force Be with you - My Life long love affair with a Galaxy far far away
I was a little kid stuck in Sydney with my Grandparents, cut off by yet another series of those regular bushfires that Australia is so well known for. I had of course had my little tantrum, missed my parents, and had run out of things to do. I remember it was against this backdrop that I saw my first ever Star Wars film. I had woken up in the night, and come out to pester anyone I could find. My Grandfather was sitting in the lounge and on the TV a man was hanging upside down in ice. I sat down quietly. Next minute the man on the TV magically summoned a metal tube that burst into a blue sword, cut himself free and cut the arm off a mean looking white cookie monster. My mind was blown. That is right I started my Star Wars fandom with Empire Strikes Back. Arguably the best in the OG trilogy (Ducks for cover) When I was finally reunited with my mother and father. It was my mother who was able to translate my vague nonsense about needing to find the movie about the blue sword mag